Yonfan's Bugis Street

by Kenneth Chan

Book Overview

Bugis Street was famous (or notorious) for being a haunt of transgender prostitution in the early decades of postcolonial Singapore. Since then the site has been a source of touristic obsession and local cultural anxiety. In his 1995 film Bugis Street , director Yonfan brings the short lane back to vivid cinematic life. By focusing on the film's representations of queer sexualities and transgender experience, this book contends that the under-appreciated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888208756
• ISBN13: 9789888208753
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher